Norman Lloyd (composer)

Norman Lloyd (November 8, 1909 – July 31, 1980) was an American pianist, composer, educator, author and supporter of the arts who scored works for modern dance, documentary film [1] and classical chamber.

Through his work as an educator, notably at Juilliard, he exerted a significant influence on the teaching of musical theory; and later as the author of books including the popular "Fundamentals of Sight Singing and Ear Training" (co-authored with Arnold Fish).

In the mid-1930s, Lloyd was hired to work as a pianist and composer in the newly created summer dance program at Bennington College, alongside choreographers Martha Graham, José Limón, Doris Humphrey and others.

During the summers at Bennington, he scored many works for dance, including "Panorama" for Graham[3] and "Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias" with Humphrey choreographing for Limón.

"[7] The new curriculum was intended to disrupt what the two men considered to be an overly insular culture and rigidly formal training regimen at Juilliard, and effectively altered the course of American musical education towards the more comprehensive and progressive path on which it remains today.